Yordan Alvarez Not Playing On Thursday
4 months agoHouston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (hip) is not in the team's starting lineup on Thursday versus the visiting Miami Marlins. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise after Alvarez was forced from Wednesday's game with right-hip tightness. Fantasy managers should consider the 27-year-old All-Star slugger to be day-to-day, but don't be surprised if he's held out multiple games as a precaution with the All-Star break coming next week. Alvarez is a must-start whenever he's in the lineup with an elite .297/.382/.539 slash line, .921 OPS, 19 home runs, 51 RBI, five stolen bases and 56 runs scored in 88 games in his sixth season in the big leagues. Rookie Joey Loperfido is in left field and is batting sixth on Thursday, with catcher Yainer Diaz serving as the DH and batting third against Marlins right-hander Roddery Munoz. Cesar Salazar is catching and hitting ninth.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com